[rfu-automation] Re: RFU Automation Updates - 12 Feb 2009

Fri Feb 13 14:44:17 CST 2009

OK I'll need to slightly modify my code to include the size of the file on
each line. That should be no problem.

Right now the code is a Perl script which is not suitable for use by
nonprogrammer volunteers. I can easily build a Java application with a user
interface so we can make it a point and click type of operation where the
user selects an iTunes playlist from a drop-down box and then it'll generate
the Zara version and save it in the right place.

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>wrote:

> That's a good idea; I've attached the most recent playlist - good luck and
> thanks for trying this, Joe.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Joe Futrelle <futrelle at shout.net> wrote:
>
>> All bets are off on smart playlists, but it's not impossible to write code
>> to convert other iTunes playlists into Zara playlist files. IIRC a Zara
>> playlist is just a list of pathnames. Can you attach a Zara playlist file to
>> a response and I can see if some of my existing playlist-extraction code
>> that I use at home could be adapted to this task?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Correction:
>>> You actually cannot drag smart playlists or any playlists from iTunes to
>>> Zara; exporting does not work smoothly either, because iTunes generates .txt
>>> and.xml files and Zara uses .pls and .lst extensions.  If anyone else on
>>> this list knows a work around, let me know.
>>>
>>> For now, this means I will be recompiling the Zara "local artists" list
>>> from scratch, dragging from the G:\iTunes directory (only those albums and
>>> songs that iTunes can confirm to be local and clean).
>>>
>>> When new music is added, it has to dragged from its actual file location
>>> on the G: drive, not the iTunes window.
>>>
>>> I hope this makes sense to others and not just me... let me know if you
>>> have questions.
>>>
>>> -Stephen
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I checked the logs, and found the following:
>>>>
>>>> 22:00:09    start    G:\iTunes\Broken Day (local)\Broken Day\06
>>>> Radio.mp3
>>>> 22:02:56    start    G:\iTunes\Treologic (Chicago)\Thank You, Lenny\01
>>>> Live Montage.mp3
>>>>
>>>> I listened to both and could not discern profanity (not that it isn't
>>>> there; I just couldn't really tell).  However, I noticed that neither are
>>>> labeled [clean] after title or album name.
>>>>
>>>> So, we have two tasks that MUST be done by the RFU Automation group:
>>>> A) Go through and check and re-label all existing songs in the iTunes
>>>> library.
>>>> B) Update Zara's playlist each time new music is added, checked, or
>>>> edited.
>>>>
>>>> Clearly the Zara playlist is not being filtered through (local) and
>>>> [clean] the way it should.  In the Automation handbook, the instructions for
>>>> updating the Automation's Music Library have been as follows:
>>>>
>>>> 1) When adding new mp3 to iTunes, type "(local)" after artist name if
>>>> the artist is local (this generally means Champaign-Urbana, outlying small
>>>> towns, Springfield, and Chicago (if the artist has a connection to C-U)).
>>>> Type "[clean]" after the song name if you have checked that it does not
>>>> contain profanity, and after the album name ONLY if this is true for the
>>>> whole album.
>>>>
>>>> 2) iTunes will automatically filter the songs into its "**LOCAL AND
>>>> CLEAN" playlist.
>>>>
>>>> 3) Once you are ready to update Zara's music playlist, empty the current
>>>> playlist in the righthand side of the Zara window (this won't always be
>>>> necessary, but it is right now because people have not been filtering the
>>>> playlist properly).  Now drag "**LOCAL AND CLEAN" from iTunes to the Zara
>>>> playlist window.  Save as a new playlist to the folder "G:\ZaraRadio
>>>> files\ZaraRadio Playlists," and PLEASE add a date to the name.
>>>>
>>>> Please note that Alex Svec and Maggie Taylor wrote and compiled a new
>>>> Automation and Music Library manual in December; this is available as an
>>>> electronic document and is also in the Production Room for the time being.
>>>>
>>>> It is imperative that we update our Automation on all fronts - 1) NEW
>>>> local music; 2) checked music (marked local and clean when appropriate); 3)
>>>> and PSAs, IDs, pre-recorded shows.  I don't know that anyone beyond Maggie
>>>> and Alex has really worked on general improvements to the Music Library;
>>>> instead, we've had semi-active members add individual albums or songs in a
>>>> patchwork fashion, without properly labeling, checking, or updating the
>>>> playlist items.
>>>>
>>>> -Stephen
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Can someone in the automation group access the system (either remotely
>>>>> or by visiting the production room), check the log (Zara has comprehensive
>>>>> logs of what played when), and remove that song from the local automation -
>>>>> the easiest way to do that is to edit the song title, in iTunes, to remove
>>>>> the word 'clean' from the title.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you can deal with this, please post a message to the list. I'd
>>>>> appreciate if the automation group could, at its next meeting, agree a
>>>>> process for dealing with these issues promptly, and perhaps for checking
>>>>> through existing songs that we've marked as 'clean' previously, as at least
>>>>> 2 (at this point) have slipped through the net.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd appreciate if someone could check how the Zara library is
>>>>> generated, to make sure it is indeed only capturing local/clean music (and
>>>>> that it is adding new tracks as they are added/processed in iTunes).
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 11, 2009, at 12:00 PM, rfu-automation-
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>>>>>>  1. Automation swearing (Noel L. Vivar)
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>>>>>> Message: 1
>>>>>> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:14:03 -0600
>>>>>> From: "Noel L. Vivar" <nlvivar at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Subject: [rfu-automation] Automation swearing
>>>>>> To: Tech WRFU <rfu-tech at lists.chambana.net>,    WRFU Automation
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>>>>>> Just a quick note: At 10:02 a song said "f*ck", which I guess is ok
>>>>>> since it's after 10pm, but automation did not play the disclaimer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Noel L. Vivar
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